Do Not Track, the feature in web browsers and web sites that asks advertisers and data miners not to track your browsing habits, is a relatively new service. It's also typically an opt-out feature. So, here's everywhere that you can enable Do Not Track so advertisers can't snoop in on your habits.

What Is Do Not Track?

We've talked extensively about Do Not Track before, and the general idea hasn't changed much. Essentially, ad and analytics companies watch what you do online, and then tailor the web experience based on your history. That means targeted ads, specific articles, and more. They typically do this through cookies in your browser.

Advertising Networks: Finally, the last big tracking group is advertisers, and you're best off opting out of their tracking and data collection individually as well. While many places support Do Not Track you may still want to opt out directly. Here are opt out links to some of the major data collection and advertising networks: BlueKai, DataLogix, Acxiom, and Chitika. Finally, you can opt out of tracking through a few different service if they're a part of the National Advertising Initiative here.

You'll never truly be able to completely get rid of every entity that's tracking you, but by running through the above you can at least keep that data collection to a minimum. Of course, tracking's not always a bad thing, and if you enjoy personalized ads then it's best to leave Do Not Track off.